This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

The site of a gold-digging conquistador's bloody landing in the Americas.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

On a small island in the Caribbean, a statue of Napoleon's first wife has been beheaded and covered in red paint.

Thermal springs underneath the seabed provide the heat and bubbles for these beachside natural hot tubs.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.